2014, “Sustainibility and reconfigurability of manufacturing systems”, Tshwane University of Technology, Invited speaker for 10th Vice-Chancellor’s Prestigious Research and Innovation Seminar Series, South Africa

2016 –2017, Guest Editor with A. Otto, E. Pesch (University of Siegen, Germany) and F. Sgarbossa (University of Padova, Italy) for the Special Issue “Customized Assembly Systems”, OMEGA-The International Journal of Management Science, to be published in 2018

2016 –2017, Guest Editor with A. Dolgui (IMT Atlantique, France), S. S. Heragu (Oklahoma State University, USA), S. Meerkov (University of Michigan, USA), and M.K. Tiwari (Indian Institute of Technology, India) for the Special Issue “Design for manufacturing and assembly/disassembly : Joint design of products and production systems” of International Journal of Production Research, to be published in 2018